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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
301 AM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

Washington and Oregon waters-
Inner waters from  60 nm to 150 nm offshore.
Outer waters from 150 nm to 250 nm offshore.

Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average
height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be
more than twice the significant wave height.

PZZ898-212230-
301 AM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...Low pressure will
track NE into the outer waters today into tonight as a warm
front lifts N over the area. Another low will move slowly NE over
the waters Fri into Sat while pulling a cold front over the
waters, then pass inland Sat night while weakening. A high
pressure ridge will build E across the region Sun, before a cold
front moves over the area Sun night into Mon. Another ridge will
build E over the waters Mon night.

$$

PZZ800-212230-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
301 AM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E early, then,
increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ900-212230-
Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
301 AM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

.TODAY...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Chance of
rain.
.FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
7 to 9 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ805-212230-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
301 AM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

.TODAY...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Chance of
rain.
.FRI...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Chance of
rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ905-212230-
Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
301 AM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

.TODAY...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 7 to
9 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to
15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ810-212230-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
301 AM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt early, then,
increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of rain with
vsby 1 nm or less early. Areas of fog.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 9 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SE 15 to 25 kt. Seas
8 to 12 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 8 to
12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ910-212230-
Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
301 AM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

.TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Chance
of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ815-212230-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
301 AM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less early.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ915-212230-
Florence, OR to Point St. George between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
301 AM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas
8 to 13 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 9 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.


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